Brassiere



April 5, 1949- H. A. DENIS 2,466,638

BRASSIERE Filed March 13, 1947 J5 INVENTOR. HARE/577E A. DEA/l5 ATTORNEYPatented Apr. 5, 1949 2,466,638 BnAssIERE HarrietteA; Denis, L'osAngeles; Calif., assignor of one-half to Earl Schmaltz, Long Beach,Calif;

Application March 13,1947, Serial No. 734,393

3 Claims. 1.

This invention relates to brassieres and has for an object-to provide-awomen's garment of this character which-is-separable at the front ratherthanatthe rear as in'conventional brassires, to facilitate donningthereof;

Another object of'th'e'invention is to provide a brassire which isformed of back-connected similarbreast-supporting pockets separablyjoined at the front for greater convenience in donning thereof;

Another objectofitheinvention is to provide an improved brassierestructure in which each pocketiiszformediofias single piece of 1 wovenmaterial having the warp and weft threads-so directed that. the saidmaterial resistsstretch in 1 the direction around the body and is on abias for suitable stretch in the breast engaging portionss My.invention. alsouhas for its objects to provide such means that arepositive in operation, convenient in use, easily installed in a workingpositionzand easily disconnectedtherefrom, economical of manufacture,relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novelcombinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear inthe course of the following description. However, the drawings merelyshow and the following description merely describes one embodiment ofthe present invention, which is given by way of illustration or exampleonly.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts inthe several views.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a brassiere according to the inventionand shown in use.

Fig. 2 is a broken view of one pocket-forming brassiere part in flat orpattern condition drawn to an enlarged scale.

The present brassire comprises identical but oppositely formedbreast-supporting pockets 5 which are connected together at the back byrigid or elastic means, a separable fastener 8 connecting said pocketsat the front, and, optionally, straps 'I for supporting the brassierefrom the shoulders.

Each pocket 5 is formed of a single piece of woven material as shown inFig. 2. Said piece of material is formed with an upper laterallydirected part 8, a lower oppositely laterally directed part 9 and atransverse intermediate connecting part l0 whereby said piece ofmaterial is generally Z-shaped with the part 9 considerably longer thanthe part 8.

The part 8 is defined by an end edge H, a bot- 2 tom reverselycurved'edge l2, and an uppenedge which comprises edge portionsIS'and'Hl; which? include an obtuse'angle.

The part 9 is defined by a slightly concavely' curved bottom edge 15 andsimilar oppositely: curved upper edge it which curves more sharply 1outward as it approaches the end of edge portion it.

The transverse part illis defined by a reversely' curved edge l'isubstantially at right angles'to' the edge l2; an adjacent extensionoithe edg-e i5, and the adjacent portions of the edgesM and lfii As shown,either thewarp threads ortlie wein threads of the materialextendlaterally, i; e., longitudinally of the partsll and 9 so that saidparts, in themselves, have no longitudinal stretch:

The piece of material above described is formed into a breast-supportingpocket 5 by bringing the" edges- 12 and i! together and sewing'along theline lil shown in Fig. l. A bulgein the material is thuscreated toreceive the breast; It willbe noted that thewarp' threadswhichare'horiz'ontal in the part 8 are now generally vertical and that theinitially vertical weft threads of said part align themselves with thehorizontal warp threads of part 9 so that longitudinal stretch of thepocket is obviated. 1

It will be further noted that, with respect to point [9 which resides onthe vertical center line of the pocket, the warp and weft threads are ona bias so that the bulge thus formed has both vertical and horizontalstretch whereby said pocket seeks a domed breast-contouring shape. Thedash line 20 of Fig. 2 indicates said vertical center line and revealsthe bias disposition of the material.

The curved dot-dash lines 2|, on opposite sides of the line 2!),represent the location of a tape which is sewn to the under face of eachpocket to define the stretchable bulge apart from nonstretchable partsof the pocket. A similar tape may be applied along the lower edge ofeach pocket 5.

The fastener 6 is shown as a separable slide fastener of conventionalform and its cooperating parts are sewn to the edge part l3 of eachpocket. Said edge part, being substantially on the straight of thematerial, the longitudinal pull of the pockets is taken directly by saidfastener without undesired stretch.

The straps 1 are generally of typical form and complete the brassir sothat the same can be donned in a manner similar to coat or vest and thefastener 6 connected.

While I have illustrated and described what I now regard as thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the construction is, of course,subject to modifications without departing from the spirit and scope ofmy invention. I, therefore, do not wish to restrict myself to theparticular form of construction illustrated and described, but desire toavail myself of all modifications that may fall within the scope of theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a brassiere of the character described, similar breast-supportingpockets separably connected at the front, each pocket being formed of asingle piece of woven material having an upper laterally directedportion, a lower oppositely directed portion and a generally transverseconnecting portion, the Warp threads of the material being directedalong the length of the laterally directed portions, said upper lateralportion having a reversely curved lower edge and said transverse portionhaving a similar edge forming an angle with said lower edge, and saidedges being adapted to be joined to form a breast-receiving bulge inwhich said warp threads have a bias direction, tapes secured to theunderside of each pocket to define the stretchable area from thenon-stretchable area said upper lateral portion having an upper edgeformed by edge portions which include an obtuse angle, the end edge ofsaid upper lateral portion comprising a part of the bottom edge of thepocket.

In a brassiere of the character described, similar breast-supportingpockets separably connected at the front, each, pocket being formed of asingle piece of woven material having an upper laterally directedportion, a lower oppositely directed portion and a generally transverseconnecting portion, the warp threads of the material being directedalong the length of the laterally directed portions, said upper lateralportion having a reversely curved lower edge and said transverse portionhaving a similar edge forming an angle with said lower edge, and saidedges being adapted to be joined to form a breast-receiving bulge inwhich said warp threads have a bias direction, the bulge having means tolimit the stretchable area said upper lateral portion having an upperedge formed by edge portions which include an obtuse angle, the end edgeof said upper lateral portion comprising a part of the bottom edge ofthe pocket and the adjacent mentioned edge portion comprising the outerand edge of said pocket.

3. In a brassire of the character described, similar breast-supportingpockets separately connected at the front, each pocket being formed of asingle piece of woven material having an upper laterally directedportion, a lower oppositely directed portion and a generally transverseconnecting portion, the warp threads of the material being directedalong the length of the laterally directed portions, said upper lateralportion having a reversely curved lower edge and said transverse portionhaving a similar edge forming an angle with said lower edge, and saidedges being adapted to be joined to form a breast-receiving bulge inwhich said warp threads have a bias direction and whereby said end edgeof the upper lateral portion and the bottom edge of the lower oppositelydirected portion form a continuous lower edge of the pocket.

HARRIETTE A. DENIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,936,532 Weil Nov. 21, 19332,050,064 Neal Aug, 4, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 798,192France Mar. 2, 1936

